With University students going through dead week and finals approaching, University Recreation is also in a slow period.League championships for flag football and sand volleyball took place before Thanksgiving break.In the flag football all-campus championships, ACACIA beat Loose Cannons, 27-24.”It was actually a really good game,” said Todd Smith, UREC graduate assistant for leagues and tournaments. “They ended up scoring in the last minute of play. It was a good back-and-forth game.”Loose Cannons won the men’s open division with a 33-18 victory against Skadoosh to reach the all-campus round. ACACIA took the Fraternity   division by defeating Sigma Nu “A,” 32-7.”They really kind of grown and developed as a team over the season,” Smith said of Loose Cannons.Smith said ACACIA plans on participating in the American Collegiate Intramural Sports Flag Football National Championships on Dec. 28-31 at the University of New Orleans.”Any team can go to that if they want, but we provide for the winner,” Smith said.Crossfire beat Zeta Tau Alpha, 33-14, to win the women’s division.In the co-rec division, That’s What She Said defeated BCM Monsters, 12-6, for the championship.Matt Boyer, UREC assistant   director for leagues and tournaments, said Crossfire and That’s What She Said are also interested in representing LSU at national tournament in New Orleans.In co-rec sand volleyball, Blue Barracudas claimed the division championship with a two sets to one win against Four Play.In the soccer all-campus championship, Kappa Sigma beat Whatchuknowaboutit, 2-0.Whatchuknowaboutit got there by taking the men’s division with a 2-0 victory against Niupy FC. Kappa Sigma took the Fraternity league with a 1-0 win against ACACIA.Spring sport registration will begin Monday and end Jan. 20. The first session sports in the spring are basketball, 4-on-4 flag football and 7-on-7 soccer, in addition to team tennis, table tennis, dodgeball and racquetball.”It’s kind of thrown our schedule in a bind,” Boyer said of the quick registration turnaround. “We’ve got to start sooner.”Boyer said flag football was extended from a two-week tournament to a spring league. Dodgeball was added to the list of leagues after originally not being scheduled.Boyer said anticipated spring schedules will be posted tomorrow on the UREC Web site. All leagues will guarantee four games – three regular season games and one playoff game. Interested   participants must be a full-time student or UREC member.Smith said registration forms can be turned at the front desk at the complex. Captain’s meetings are tentatively set for Jan. 21.”The Rec. is open during [winter] break,” Smith said. “They can come and drop off registration during the break.”Smith said the complex will be open during the break for those who want to use it, as long as weather permits.____Contact Jonathan Schexnayder at [email protected]